Zaporizhzhia Oblast is subdivided into districts (raions) which are subdivided into municipalities (hromadas).
Current
On 18 July 2020, the number of districts was reduced to five. These are: Berdiansk (Бердянський район), the center is in the town of Berdiansk; Melitopol (Мелітопольський район), the center is in the town of Melitopol; Polohy (Пологівський район), the center is in the town of Polohy; Vasylivka (Василівський район), the center is in the town of Vasylivka; Zaporizhzhia (Запорізький район), the center is in the city of Zaporizhzhia. Zaporizhzhia OblastAs of January 1, 2022Number of districts (raions)5Number of municipalities (hromadas)67
Administrative divisions until 2020
In 2020, Zaporizhzhia Oblast was subdivided into 25 regions: 20 districts (raions) and 5 city municipalities (mis'krada or misto), officially known as territories governed by city councils.
Name Ukrainian name Area (km2) Populationcensus 2015 Admin. center Urban population only Zaporizhzhia Запоріжжя (місто) 334 757,650 Zaporizhzhia (city) 757,650 Berdiansk Бердянськ (місто) 83 117,492 Berdiansk (city) 114,401 Enerhodar Енергодар (місто) 64 54,397 Enerhodar (city) 54,397 Melitopol Мелітополь (місто) 51 156,022 Melitopol (city) 156,022 Tokmak Токмак (місто) 33 32,209 Tokmak (city) 32,209 Berdiansk Raion Бердянський район 1,776 25,533 Berdiansk (city) N/A * Bilmak Raion Більмацький район 1,300 22,500 Bilmak 9,423 Chernihivka Raion Чернігівський район 1,200 17,331 Chernihivka 5,994 Huliaipole Raion Гуляйпільський район 1,300 27,067 Huliaipole 15,116 Kamianka-Dniprovska Raion Кам'янсько-Дніпровський район 1,240 40,525 Kamianka-Dniprovska 13,223 Melitopol Raion Мелітопольський район 1,780 49,724 Melitopol (city) N/A * Mykhailivka Raion Михайлівський район 1,067 29,250 Mykhailivka 15,609 Novomykolaivka Raion Новомиколаївський район 915 16,206 Novomykolaivka 6,764 Orikhiv Raion Оріхівський район 1,590 46,239 Orikhiv 20,358 Polohy Raion Пологівський район 1,340 40,576 Polohy 19,552 Pryazovske Raion Приазовський район 1,947 27,636 Pryazovske 9,106 Prymorsk Raion Приморський район 1,400 30,334 Prymorsk 12,085 Rozivka Raion Розівський район 610 8,960 Rozivka 3,289 Tokmak Raion Токмацький район 1,442 22,705 Tokmak (city) N/A * Vasylivka Raion Василівський район 1,620 64,131 Vasylivka 37,232 Velyka Bilozerka Raion Великобілозерський район 470 8,064 Velyka Bilozerka 6,124 Vesele Raion Веселівський район 1,128 21,756 Vesele 10,042 Vilniansk Raion Вільнянський район 1,280 47,572 Vilniansk 16,795 Yakymivka Raion Якимівський район 1,850 33,942 Yakymivka 15,386 Zaporizhzhia Raion Запорізький район 1,462 57,842 Zaporizhzhia (city) N/A * Note: Asterisks (*) Although the administrative center of the raion is in the city/town that it is named after, cities do not answer to the raion authorities (only towns do), but are directly subordinated to the oblast government and therefore are not counted as part of raion statistics.
Cities under the oblast's jurisdiction: Zaporizhzhia Municipality (Запоріжжя), the administrative center of the oblast Cities and towns under the city's jurisdiction: Zaporizhzhia Urban districts under the city's jurisdiction: Khortytskyi District Komunarskyi District Leninskyi District Ordzhonikidzevskyi District Shevchenkivskyi District Zavodskyi District Zhovtnevyi District Berdiansk Municipality Cities and towns under the city's jurisdiction: Berdiansk (Бердянськ) Enerhodar (Енергодар) Melitopol (Мелітополь) Tokmak (Токмак) Districts (raions): Berdiansk (Бердянський район) Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction: Andriivka (Андріївка) Bilmak (Більмацький район), formerly Kuibysheve Raion Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction: Bilmak (Більмак), formerly Kuibysheve, in 2021 renamed Kamianka Komysh-Zoria (Комиш-Зоря) Chernihivka (Чернігівський район) Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction: Chernihivka (Чернігівка) Huliaipole (Гуляйпільський район) Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction: Huliaipole (Гуляйполе) Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction: Zaliznychne (Залізничне) Kamianka-Dniprovska (Кам'янсько-Дніпровський район) Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction: Kamianka-Dniprovska (Кам'янка-Дніпровська) Melitopol (Мелітопольський район) Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction: Myrne (Мирне) Mykhailivka (Михайлівський район) Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction: Mykhailivka (Михайлівка) Pryshyb (Пришиб) Novomykolaivka (Новомиколаївський район) Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction: Novomykolaivka (Новомиколаївка) Ternuvate (Тернувате) Orikhiv (Оріхівський район) Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction: Orikhiv (Оріхів) Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction: Komyshuvakha (Комишуваха) Polohy (Пологівський район) Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction: Polohy (Пологи) Pryazovske (Приазовський район) Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction: Novovasylivka (Нововасилівка) Pryazovske (Приазовське) Prymorsk (Приморський район) Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction: Prymorsk (Приморськ) Rozivka (Розівський район) Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction: Rozivka (Розівка) Tokmak (Токмацький район) Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction: Molochansk (Молочанськ) Vasylivka (Василівський район) Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction: Dniprorudne (Дніпрорудне) Vasylivka (Василівка) Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction: Stepnohirsk (Степногірськ) Velyka Bilozerka (Великобілозерський район) Vesele (Веселівський район) Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction: Vesele (Веселе) Vilniansk (Вільнянський район) Cities and towns under the district's jurisdiction: Vilniansk (Вільнянськ) Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction: Kamiane (Кам'яне) Yakymivka (Якимівський район) Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction: Kyrylivka (Кирилівка) Yakymivka (Якимівка) Zaporizhzhia (Запорізький район) Urban-type settlements under the district's jurisdiction: Balabyne (Балабине) Kushuhum (Кушугум) Malokaterynivka (Малокатеринівка)
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